Background Phenytoin is the recommended second-line intravenous anticonvulsant for
treatment of paediatric convulsive status epilepticus in the UK; however, some evidence …

Objective: Trauma accounts for a large proportion of childhood deaths. No data exist about
injury patterns within paediatric trauma in the UK. Identification of specific high-risk injury …

Background The most common fractures in children are torus (buckle) fractures of the wrist.
Controversy exists over treatment, which ranges from splint immobilisation and discharge to …

Background No previous studies have validated current clinical practice guidelines for the
management of non-blanching rashes in children who have received meningococcal B and …

Abstract 23 patients were entered into a double-blind cross-over study to evaluate the use of
P6 acupressure versus sham acupressure in the treatment of early morning sickness (EMS) …

Background Interventions introduced to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 led to a
widespread reduction in childhood infections. However, from spring 2021 onwards the …

Background Acute severe asthma (ASA) is a leading cause of hospital attendance in
children. Standard first-line therapy consists of high-dose inhaled bronchodilators plus oral …

Trauma remains the highest cause of death in children over the age of 1. Head injury
accounts for the highest mortality. There is much information on the treatment of head …

In the fluid dynamics computer program model, all components (structure, vehicles, and air
spaces) have to be discretized using one uniform cell size. In general, building models in the …

Aims/Objectives/Background Paediatric presentations to the emergency department (ED)
reduced significantly during the COVID-19 lockdown. Concerns were raised that children …